Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez snaps back at Claire McCaskill for calling her a 'thing'

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is showing yet again that she isn't one to shy away from snapping back at her critics, even if its from a member of her own party. In a recent CNN interview, outgoing Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., expressed confusion about why Ocasio-Cortez has become so popular among Democrats, saying, "I'm a little confused why she's the thing." Ocasio-Cortez tweeted her dismay with that wording on Saturday. "Not sure why fmr Sen. McCaskill keeps going on TV to call me a 'thing' and 'shiny object,' but it’s pretty disappointing," she said. Not sure why fmr Sen.

Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez (born October 13, 1989) is an American politician and educator. She is the U.S. Representative-elect for New York's 14th congressional district, elected on November 6, 2018.

Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez , now the youngest congresswoman in history, also took the oath of office. There’s nothing remotely scandalous about the video , but that hasn’t stopped right-wing Twitter users from attempting to weaponize it against Ocasio - Cortez , who is a Democratic Socialist.

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An unearthed video purportedly showing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, dancing in a college-era video was shared by conservative Twitter accounts Wednesday as an attempt to discredit the newly sworn-in progressive congresswoman. Instead, the clip went viral as messages of support were widely posted.

Calling Ocasio-Cortez a "clueless nitwit," an anonymous right-wing twitter account shared a video of young people dancing, saying it showed "High School video of 'Sandy' Ocasio-Cortez." The video has since been viewed more than 5 million times.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's decision to wear a white jumpsuit to the opening session of the 116th Congress may have a hidden meaning.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez (D-New York) has been ensnared in her first congressional scandal: a clip of her and friends performing A conservative "QAnon" Twitter account posted a video of Ocasio - Cortez and her friends reenacting a dance routine from The Breakfast Club.

Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez 's campaign video was home-made and it went completely viral . YouTube. Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez , 28, won a shocking Her viral campaign ad was homemade. She wrote the script and had family and other volunteers help along the way. Parts of the video were also shot in

The clip appears to be an edited version of a 2010 YouTube video of Boston University students dancing to the song "Lisztomania" by Phoenix. The viral clip has been shortened to feature Ocasio-Cortez, and the music has been replaced with a mocking soundtrack.

Here is America’s favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is...

But much of the reaction on social media has been supportive of Ocasio-Cortez:

I keep rewatching the @AOC dancing video and can’t find the problem. She’s... having fun? Has friends? Likes music?

GOP is threatened by her because she represents every demographic they struggle with (young ppl, women, ppl of color) while making Dems look fun and cool

Ocasio-Cortez touts dancing skills following viral college video

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is brushing off a recently surfaced video that aimed to be an attack against her.

An attempt to humiliate Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez on the day she was sworn in as the youngest ever US Congresswoman has backfired impressively In it, she and several other students dance on the rooftop of a university building to the song Lisztomania by Phoenix, in a mash-up of a dance from the

Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez was being sworn in to Congress on Thursday, a But attempts to bash the freshman congresswoman backfired after the clip, which shows a Baker didn’t seem surprised at the video going viral , given the recent rise in media attention following Ocasio - Cortez ’s victory.

"I take no joy in this work, but as a conservative commentator it is my duty to find and publicize any and all videos or images of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looking happy and doing things young people do. Especially any bathing suit ones, if you know of any."

Ocasio-Cortez has become a face of a new movement of young, liberal-leaning Democrats in the country, but some conservatives have taken issue with her self-styled image as the working-class "Alex from the Bronx." Ocasio-Cortez grew up and went to school in suburban Yorktown in northern Westchester County, New York.

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Scalise told Ocasio-Cortez it would be better to continue the debate on the Senate floor.

Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez was being sworn in as a congresswoman, social media was seeing a very different side of her — as footage of the freshman Bronx politician performing the dance from “The Breakfast Club” in her youth went viral online. The clip appearing to show a young Ocasio - Cortez

The viral clip was taken from a 2010 video in which Ocasio - Cortez and her friends recreate the library dance scene from The Breakfast Club. As you can see, there's nothing at all scandalous about the original video , which supposedly showed Ocasio - Cortez acting like a "clueless nitwit."

She describes herself as a democratic-socialist and rose overnight to the national stage after upsetting veteran Democrat U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in June primary.

Ocasio-Cortez has fiercely defended herself against criticisms of her upbringing: “As everyone knows, I grew up between two worlds + experienced 1st hand how a child’s zip code can shape their destiny. It was scrubbing those households’ toilets w/ my mother that I saw and breathed income inequality. I decided to make a difference."

The video includes links showing that creating dancing mash-ups of "Lisztomania" was an international trend in 2010. The trend began in 2009 when a remix video set clips of 1980s movies to the song, Time reports.

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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez (D-New York) has been ensnared in her first congressional scandal: a clip of her and friends performing A conservative "QAnon" Twitter account posted a video of Ocasio - Cortez and her friends reenacting a dance routine from The Breakfast Club.

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An attempt to humiliate Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez on the day she was sworn in as the youngest ever US Congresswoman has backfired impressively In it, she and several other students dance on the rooftop of a university building to the song Lisztomania by Phoenix, in a mash-up of a dance from the

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Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez was being sworn in to Congress on Thursday, a But attempts to bash the freshman congresswoman backfired after the clip, which shows a Baker didn’t seem surprised at the video going viral , given the recent rise in media attention following Ocasio - Cortez ’s victory.

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Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez was being sworn in as a congresswoman, social media was seeing a very different side of her — as footage of the freshman Bronx politician performing the dance from “The Breakfast Club” in her youth went viral online. The clip appearing to show a young Ocasio - Cortez

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The viral clip was taken from a 2010 video in which Ocasio - Cortez and her friends recreate the library dance scene from The Breakfast Club. As you can see, there's nothing at all scandalous about the original video , which supposedly showed Ocasio - Cortez acting like a "clueless nitwit."

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